Brendon Daniel

Brendon Wiremu Daniel (born 19 July 1977) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.^[1]

Brendon Daniel

Full name	Brendon Wiremu Daniel
Date of birth	(1977-07-19) 19 July 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Te Kūiti, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg)
School	St Stephen's School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–99 Saracens 36 (80) 1999–01 Harlequins 22 (50) 2001 Coventry ? (?) 2002–03 Bristol Bears 22 (40) 2003–05 Bath Rugby 20 (35) 2005–06 Section Paloise 13 (0) 2006–07 Border Reivers ? (?) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–97 Bay of Plenty 15 (50)

Biography

Daniel was born in Te Kūiti and educated at St Stephen's School outside Auckland.^[2]

Rugby career

A speedy winger, Daniel played for the Bay of Plenty in 1996 to 1997, before making the decision at age 19 to pursue a professional career in England, where he was signed by Saracens.^[3]

Daniel featured in Saracens' 1997–98 Tetley's Bitter Cup-winning side and scored 12 Premiership Rugby tries the following season, earning the "players' player of the season" award for Saracens. He made his way to Harlequins in 1999, swapped by Saracens for England international Dan Luger.^[4] After two seasons with Harlequins, Daniel played briefly with lower division side Coventry, then returned to the premiership with the Bristol Bears.^[5] He played with Bath from 2003 to 2005, French club Pau in 2005–06 and finally Border Reivers in 2006–07.

References

1. "Daniel switches to Bath". BBC News. 5 July 2003.
2. "Flying star wings back to Mount". NZ Herald.
3. "Borders welcome Daniel's expertise". Chronicle Live. 19 October 2006.
4. "One of the worst kept secrets in Premiership rugby history was finally unveiled last Friday when Dan". Watford Observer. 29 May 1999.
5. "Brendon's fresh start". Coventry Live. 17 July 2001.

External links

• Brendon Daniel at ESPNscrum